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rik YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 17	Extending the swingarm on a boulevard S40 08/28/11 at 09:56:35 I have a 2007 boulevard S40, and at 6'1'' the frame of course is a little small. Has anyone ever extended the swingarm to make the bike a bit longer?? Thoughts? Ideas? thanks in advance,,, and if you have a pic of one done this way it would be great!
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Extending the swingarm on a boulevard S40 Reply #1 - 08/28/11 at 09:59:44 If you need some room,, forward controls is much easier.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Extending the swingarm on a boulevard S40 Reply #2 - 08/28/11 at 10:10:59 http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1309536719/0
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28658 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Extending the swingarm on a boulevard S40 Reply #3 - 08/28/11 at 11:15:55 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 08/28/11 at 09:59:44: If you need some room,, forward controls is much easier. ... or moving the seat back... extending the swingarm don't do nuttin'... ...
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rik YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 17	Re: Extending the swingarm on a boulevard S40 Reply #4 - 08/28/11 at 11:16:06 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 08/28/11 at 09:59:44: If you need some room,, forward controls is much easier. My 2007 came with forward controls,,, I am going to extend the back so I can move the seat back and scootch my butt back,,,lol...
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rik YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 17	Re: Extending the swingarm on a boulevard S40 Reply #5 - 08/28/11 at 11:17:07 verslagen1 wrote on 08/28/11 at 10:10:59: http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1309536719/0 wow now thats wayyyy back there...I don't wanna go that far back ,, more like 4 inches or so.... thanks for the thread link though,, some nice ideas in there!
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28658 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Extending the swingarm on a boulevard S40 Reply #6 - 08/28/11 at 11:21:47 Did you do the 2" front seat lift?... it helps a lot... http://www.jonline.org/savage/Tips___How-to_s/Tips___Tricks/tips___tricks.htm
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rik YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 17	Re: Extending the swingarm on a boulevard S40 Reply #7 - 08/29/11 at 00:59:50 Serowbot wrote on 08/28/11 at 11:21:47: Did you do the 2" front seat lift?... it helps a lot... http://www.jonline.org/savage/Tips___How-to_s/Tips___Tricks/tips___tricks.htm I will try that, but still want to increase the length of the bike a bit...
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rik YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 17	Re: Extending the swingarm on a boulevard S40 Reply #8 - 08/30/11 at 19:15:13 I will try the seat mod as well, but I still want to extend the swingarm right around 4 inches to make the bike longer... I am thinking just buy another swingarm off ebay, and send that one to a shop to have it extended,,, now I just have to find a drivebelt 4 inches longer,,,
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arteacher Serious Thumper Offline Ride as if your naked and invisable! Posts: 2581 London ontario Gender:	Re: Extending the swingarm on a boulevard S40 Reply #9 - 08/31/11 at 06:46:00 Actually you will need a drive belt 8"longer. Easier to do a chain conversion.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Extending the swingarm on a boulevard S40 Reply #10 - 08/31/11 at 10:12:11 Belts arent cheap,, chain conversion will be much less costly,.
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rik YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 17	Re: Extending the swingarm on a boulevard S40 Reply #11 - 08/31/11 at 14:30:48 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 08/31/11 at 10:12:11: Belts arent cheap,, chain conversion will be much less costly,. I wholeheartedly agree.... Also, if I am only increasing the overall length of the swingarm 4" which puts the rear tire 4" farther back,,, why would I need 8 inches more belt instead of 4?
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Re: Extending the swingarm on a boulevard S40
Reply #12 - 08/31/11 at 14:38:36

rik wrote on 08/31/11 at 14:30:48:

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 08/31/11 at 10:12:11:

Belts arent cheap,, chain conversion will be much less costly,.

I wholeheartedly agree....

Also, if I am only increasing the overall length of the swingarm 4" which puts the rear tire 4" farther back,,, why would I need 8 inches more belt instead of 4?

The belt runs around that big ol pulley/sprocket back there and if you move it back 4" the belt/chain will need to be 4" longer to get there and another 4" longer to get back Cool

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rik YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 17	Re: Extending the swingarm on a boulevard S40 Reply #13 - 08/31/11 at 15:52:47 Ohhhh ok,,, my bad, hadn't thought of that!!
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